Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-09

80 morning Of the second day here came
r;s,,a h5De t. bfelauiG-.he sudden lcpe
- DICK might h2ve G~k.n refuge - the
-.o,r.re with the Bcendo4s, or 8. the nall
18th Sir Biscuit then, surely si'her
- hsv5 communicated with EsT OF
.7ssati Ct.
~ f5ss Ct the bsI was rspugHsnt T.
,,1,rfs. though Reggie Wzs there 81
--.ry Bat now soe Coa.d ms rest u1:ii
Ne had made IqQiTiss Ct both places:
'-7tg Ees Intense raiisi, hat morning,
--rrac-a had ha.sEep himaelt 10 towG, 50
70 Us left 10 her oWn devices ana re-
NIX asd net been heard # At the vicsr-
40 yn.taer she had frs -one, exciting
~ ..rfrn aud sympathy Il tue d@C.oI's
s-.ri... and n0w she turned her steps
.ozer1 the ISL, clipgi1g 10 the hope that
Reggie might know SOMETHING OF bis
--5r,.r's pl rs OF Whereabouts, and IL
-sr haste and anxiety She trAveTsed
me nearest and private path,
-ral.egs 6 the teEroTs Of
ap>ptsgeuet PGgwasb, Esquire" who
hal Ina p.aCtd iatTG rev and more
7o-.eDrou5 notice, th1e&tcripg with con-
au punishment nj trespasgers on his
lsrfs. II order To pass t1e time, she
.1rgg-e Of walking slowly, but did not DO
~ cd il the eEG she almost ran.
As sbe lu-rIed or, she Thought What
-rare the aspirations Of the bErJnet as
-.r.r3ed herself, when compared with
+,gBheance gf Dicki The lesser annoy
srcs was completely swallowed Up il this
NV and unexpected misfortune.
SIZE seersd 20 herself II be thinking,
sctpg and speaking like one IN dream;
yet ell was 100 terribly pl2in 70 her. The
hell Wss the LAST place whittier she would
have gone personally TO prosecute her
anxious Inquiries; but, IS no other re-
s,urce Was left her, as early Gas seemed
consistent with goOd-bree ding she found
herself taking her way scross the spacious
and noble pafB.
Great diamond-Eke drops hung from
every bush and branch, where but d few
brown leaves remsined 10 attest the lost
summers luxurIanCe. The startled Tab-
bits seudded across the sWsrd before her
wf Bingo hsd been after them; and the
l0lly-beTries, heralds Of the coming Christ
mss, hung in scarlet clusters amOlg1he
thick, DART, prleklJ leaves. NJ
Before her new stood the masses eKthR
hsll, which possessed all the charmset
sntlqgity with the luxuries OF the pressak
i.v, sud far around itspread the d0maiH9
with all It's hooks and lovely tiDgles where
east expected. y Is
MtlsGie's steps Ialtered and fingered.
while 8 transient blush, inspired by;AnIs
nOyance more than aDy other emotion,
crossed her pale cheek. =
The great door Ct the hall stood open,
powdered foot1Dan lounged ageE st 8
par, snd the open space behind hi5a re-
walled 8 vita IKE 8 consefvetof9,.sgo
lIiga6. was it with hoth0use fl ,WerS,
gers1iDms, orchids and szealeas, inter-
spersed with white statues and vases Of
Colored marble.
She wished only to see her brother
Reggie, but now, with something Of s
.4il4 and sl.ck, eIe ssw 5 Bruce, clad
il rough tweed morning salt, sfthSa
Wsed-cutter in mis- hand, spprosEAtng her
round the outer terrace, thFo VIZ away
biz cigar as ne did so. 5
Surprise sza intense satisfaction were
bis first emotions, fer he felt just'th
unusual confidence in the progress Of his
s-it. %. in addition ~ U2Cia Or mshaw's
.egter, q recent CONVEX alton he had had
with Mrs Coillington WIS fresh IN his
mind, and ev.ry word. of it Was wildly
recurring 10 his snenaorY as hesaw Me
iIlie. u .
"You will surelytske eoursge afresh.
Sir Brisco2" Mrs, Chilliugton had said
70 MIN, tapping MS aim with her fan.
But there lsgfhls L0nsdSle," ne had
replied, questioniHgly. =
That Is ever ald ended59t doub: rot"
"WaI?'
mo wsmss ever cares long, or much,
iors man she is sure Of"
Sir BIiSco had not known what reply to
nske to thlssVrspge speech.
'L7nSdala, pth!" snorted Mrs. Chill
Angton. ''Hss psy-I suppose he has
1otnjug moke-RoultE not keep my Csr-
-1-e z.S a1fBsS, lzellS5ae my niece. Me
inle, Besidks, IoRas engagements are
idlotcY. Years you'd have TO elspse ere
'Aes3 two cOuta xass m 1rried, il ever; and
oetweenyou Aad [, Sir B isco, thia& en-
{ s's7d couples awful upid, ana boTeS in
society. | mzirIed CnillingtoQ Iight eff
% EDebtn lg8A peDnilpss GfiaaF-itsis
l2tte hEts bifof al Old pI8y ss--las mo-
: saslness 10 90 about the void luriSg
girls into long englgaA1snts.
MeIsnie is more than pretty; she IS
l9vely."
"Bsaeclslly after being under the hands
tint CICchetle. But Aer face is her for
"Fbe fortune ofs8 princess. Bat then,
.sood looks run in1baIAmily II
..rs. N2jIUrctQA Bowed. S. -
and nov wheIBh realsEss his faith
sSSness-no Iettefs, yeEf know, Sir
RuscO-Sbe will 6aeassArely too nqch
s4de 10 GO on loving Elm; and surely Inc
.9sp.ct q goiCgsout 20 IodIE, the tgtfe
Fre eAu aEve no logger any Charms
Yea. thiuk SO, Mrs. Chllir gtCz?'
u DO. Iadi. is excellent IS an outlet
~ tbs impecunious detrimental; and
2agnsh is still BETTER" she added, with s
AAeFolent glitter IN her eye.
Now, Sir Brlsco nas 81 honorsblesmaD,
pc when he heard .ser8alk, as she often
olc, slgh,iDgly andAn = cerogstefs man
1ef, Of his youpgst rival Loneaale, he
s -oqg1I olSthe sa5nfa. ''thstNae people
s.ao'tsZe ain chera d afsssssg asafe the peo-
. Ee.FEao dc. nee kroGsrs," He knew that
/, e. s1e femaIgS OF MrsE Cailiipglor, pothe-
sser Changing kid face, sweet voice
- Kisses ofaAaysT hair, were generally
De by malice, at least if she disliked
s @cse ckRborn ne spoke; yet IN this in
80 - gz>Le-ed c.CI1ga from what
vcmau's srceY ia seldom wholly
is;;ASsaaAaIs, - SGys R1cdA Broug h.ons aud
= IS Chilliugton had cultivated this
~sne SO much that sKc bsf perhaps
s'ne TO think that MsianIe had engaged
-s'self to ? resiiy dubious sdVentuTer, for
F.S4 e-e Considered poor Montague Lo2s-
ne ne WHEN contrasied with the wealthy
S"ner ofRsvensbourne Hall, and had re-
o,,i, al. said: sos, il th&5 wretch yEould